How To Enter Setup Mode - Extech Instruments CMM-17 Quick Start Manual

Press and hold the MODE button while turning the rotary switch to any ON position. The meter
will enter setup mode, these parameters will be saved in non-volatile memory even when the
meter is turned off.
Changing the parameters in setup mode:
Press " 3 (LEFT)" or " 4 (RIGHT)" button to select which menu item to be set.
1.
Press " 5 (UP) or 6 (DOWN)" button to change the parameter.
2.
3. Push "OUTPUT" button momentarily to save your setting.
4. Push "SHIFT" button momentarily to exit setup mode.
The following table describes the setup menu items, the factory settings and user selectable
parameters.
Menu item
Baud Rate
Parity
Data bit
ECHO
Printer-Only
Percentage scale
Frequency
Beeper
Temperature
Refresh Hold
Auto power off
Backlight
Notes: Push the "SHIFT" button for more than one second to enable temperature
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HOW TO ENTER SETUP MODE

Table-2 Descriptions for Setup Menu Items
Factory
Setting
9600 2400, 4800, 9600 and 19200
None Odd, even or none
8 8 bits or 7 bits (Stop bit is always 1 bit)
OFF ON or OFF
OFF ON or OFF
4-20mA 4-20mA and 0-20mA for % scale readout
0.5Hz Set minimum measuring frequency, 0.5, 1 or 2 Hz.
The driving frequency can be set for
4800 4800,2400,1200 or 600 Hz. "OFF" disables the
beeper
Four combinations can be set:
1. °C only
2. °C and °F
°C/°F
3. °F only
4. °F and °C
OFF means Data Hold, set 100~1000 variation
OFF
counts to enable refresh hold.
15 0~99 minutes, "0" disables auto power off.
0~99 seconds, "0" disables turning off the backlight
30
automatically.
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Selectable Parameters